Portrait Artist in Montreal

Commission-based. Serving Montreal from Mont-Tremblant and Ottawa.

I work with individuals and families in Montreal who want to hold something — not a file, not a digital image, but a finished work that belongs to your walls and your life.

A City That Understands Art

Montreal has always held a particular relationship with art — one that values emotion, memory, and cultural depth as much as form. 

This work resonates here because it shares that sensibility. Portraits are not created from performance. They are shaped slowly, with care, and grounded in the belief that what matters most is our presence.

A Fine Art Portrait Commission In Montreal

This is not a photography session. It is a commission — a collaboration between an artist and the people who matter to you, resolved into a single finished work.

Each portrait begins with a sitting — in Mont-Tremblant or Ottawa, by appointment. Personal, unhurried, and built around presence rather than performance. What emerges is captured, then shaped — by hand — into a Monochrome or Mixed Media artwork that becomes part of your home.

The work resolves as a physical, framed artwork. There are no digital files.

Monochrome Work and Mixed Media Art

A Monochrome portrait is light, expression, and restraint — printed on archival material and finished to museum standard. Timeless in the truest sense.

A Mixed Media work begins as a photograph and is transformed by hand using encaustic beeswax and oils. No two are alike. Each one carries the mark of the making.

During the viewing, we explore both paths together. The choice is always yours — and always unhurried.

"You have to make the trip. What comes back with you is worth it."

Marie-Hélène

Working with Montreal Clients

Sittings with Montreal clients take place in Mont-Tremblant or Ottawa — both within easy reach, and both worth the drive.

Many clients plan the sitting as part of a larger day or weekend. Mont-Tremblant in particular offers a natural counterpoint to city life — a quieter context that often serves the work well.

Clients come from across Montreal and the surrounding region: Westmount, Outremont, Mont-Royal, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Laval, Brossard, and beyond. The Outaouais and Gatineau communities also travel regularly for commissions.

How It Works

A commission begins with a conversation — a brief exchange to understand what you are hoping to hold onto, and who or what is at the center of it.

From there, a sitting is arranged — in Mont-Tremblant or Ottawa, whichever works best for you. The experience is personal and collaborative. Nothing is rushed.

After the sitting, a private viewing — a guided projection of what was captured, where we choose the image and discuss how it will be finished and scaled for your space.

The finished artwork is delivered framed, ready to live with.

If you are ready to begin, or simply want to understand what a commission looks like — reach out. There is no pressure and no timeline but yours.